Imagine you are sitting at your computer and you have an important deadline looming for work. Your ideas are not flowing and you begin talking to yourself negatively. You begin to tell yourself that you are not capable of such a taks, or you begin blaming co-workers or your spouse for your late start. You feel as if you have no control of the situation. All of a sudden a thought of brilliance appears, you have a dinner party planned this weekend and you do not possess a single article of clothing that would suffice. So you open a shopping app and hit the buy with a click option. Now that you … [Read more...]
The Ultimate Breathing Techniques for Reducing Stress, Energy, Performance, and Longevity. By: Dr. Andrew Baranski
Stress is not a bad thing and the correct dosing of stress is beneficial. Hormesis is a phenomenon in which low dosing of stress or toxins creates a favorable biological adaptation. The problem falls on chronic stress, and more importantly, the mismanagement of stress. Stress creates a shift in physiology as a mode of survival. When this shift in physiology is not removed over time, the body begins responding and adapting negatively. The brain starts to be hardwired through neuroplasticity to strengthen the neural pathways that create anger, depression, anxiety, and other negative emotions. … [Read more...]
Posture and the Effect it has on Your Health
Did you know that good posture can extend your life? It’s true! It also plays a large role in you overall health and helps determine your quality of life. Maintaining good posture ensures minimal stress on your body and allows your spinal cord to rest comfortably in your spinal column. If a spinal cord is “taught” inside the spinal column it can lead to serious organ problems. In other words, keep your head up and your shoulders back! Proper posture can keep you staying active longer, give you a more youthful appearance, reduce stress and anxiety, and reduce back and neck pain. Keeping good … [Read more...]
Health and Wellness Event Seminar
At this free event seminar Dr. Ray of Chiropractic Plus in Thornton, Colorado discusses overall health and wellness and how optimal health is achieved. Everyone is on their own health journey and we each require something different to reach optimal health. Although this may be true, Corrective Chiropractic Care is needed to maximize the effects of everything else we are doing to stay healthy. Dr. Ray focuses on the 5 essentials to good health and although we each need to focus on all 5 essentials to reach optimal health, some of us may need to put more energy into one of those essentials over … [Read more...]
Lack of Sleep and its Dangers
When seeking rest and sleep we often don’t get enough for our body to function properly. Here are some of the biggest reasons you should get more sleep! Most importantly for your health is that not enough sleep leads to a dramatic decrease in immune system function, which has been show to accelerate tumor growth. We don’t operate in society as well, our physical and mental performances drop substantially and we start to miss things or react inappropriately. Ever hear of getting your beauty rest? Lack of sleep causes premature aging of not just your appearance but everything under the skin as … [Read more...]